Agricultural land evaluation and site assessment in the United States: An introduction |
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Authors: | Frederick Steiner |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Program in Environmental Science and Regional Planning, Washington State University, 99164-6414 Pullman, Washington, USA |
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Abstract: | The US Soil Conservation Service has developed an agricultural land evaluation and site assessment (LESA) system. The LESA system is being used by the US Department of Agriculture and other federal agencies to implement the Farmland Protection Policy Act of 1981. The LESA system and three case studies from the Pacific North-west are introduced in this article.Scientific Paper no. 7166, College of Agriculture and Home Economics Research Paper. Washington State University, Pullman, Washington. Project no. 0010. |
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Keywords: | Suitability analysis Land evaluation Site assessment Planning |
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